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Main Entry:	struggle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	hard try; fight to win
Synonyms:	attempt, battle, brush, clash, combat, conflict, contest, effort, encounter, endeavor, essay, exertion, free-for-all, grind, hassle, jam, jump, labor, long haul, roughhouse, row, scramble, skirmish, strife, striving, toil, trial, tussle, undertaking, work, wrangle, pains, set-to*
Antonyms:	giving in

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Main Entry:	struggle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	labor, work
Synonyms:	assay, attempt, bend over backwards*, break one's back, break one's neck, cope, dig, endeavor, exert oneself, give it one's best shot, give the old college try, go all out, grind, hassle, have one's nose to grindstone, hustle, make every effort, offer, plug, plug away, scratch, seek, slave, strain, strive, sweat, tackle, take a crack, take a stab, take on, toil, try, try one's hardest, undertake, work like a dog
Antonyms:	idle, laze, rest

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Main Entry:	struggle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fight, wrestle
Synonyms:	battle, brawl, buck, compete, contend, contest, cross swords, grapple, hassle, lock horns, romp, row, scrap, scuffle, shuffle, slug, smack, tangle, bump heads, go up against, put up a fight, rough-house
Antonyms:	surrender, yield

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Main Entry:	agonize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	suffer or cause another to suffer
Synonyms:	afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, squirm, strain, strive, struggle, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, sing the blues, stew over, take it badly
Antonyms:	not worry

Main Entry:	antagonize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cause problem; oppose
Synonyms:	alienate, anger, annoy, counteract, estrange, insult, irritate, neutralize, offend, repel, struggle, work against
Antonyms:	agree, aid, help

Main Entry:	aspire
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	aim, hope
Synonyms:	crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn, be ambitious, be eager

Main Entry:	attempt
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	try, effort
Synonyms:	all one's got, attack, bid, crack, dry run, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack*, workout
Antonyms:	certainty, laziness, success

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Main Entry:	bad news
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	trouble
Synonyms:	bind, bother, concern, danger, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, disappointment, distress, grief, headache*, hindrance, hot water, inconvenience, mess, misfortune, nuisance, pain, predicament, problem, struggle, torment, woe, deep trouble

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Main Entry:	combat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	battle
Synonyms:	action, affray, battle royal, brush, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, flap, fray, jackpot, mix-up, run-in, service, skirmish, struggle, war, warfare, brush-off, shoot-out
Antonyms:	accord, compromise, peace, retreat, surrender, truce

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Main Entry:	combat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fight
Synonyms:	battle, buck, clash, contend, contest, cope, defy, dispute, duel, engage, fight, oppose, repel, resist, strive, struggle, traverse, war, withstand, cross swords with, do battle with, go up against, put up a fight, shoot it out
Antonyms:	agree, compromise, retreat, run, surrender

Main Entry:	compete
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	go up against in contest
Synonyms:	attempt, bandy, battle, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go for, grapple, joust, lock horns, oppose, play, rival, spar, strive, struggle, take on, tilt, try, tussle, vie, wrestle, be in the running, cope with, go after, go for broke, go for the gold, in the hunt, jockey for position, match strength, match wits, participate in, pit oneself against, run for, scramble for, seek prize, take part

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Main Entry:	competition
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	contest
Synonyms:	antagonism, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, contention, controversy, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, jungle, match, meeting, opposition, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, warfare, athletic event, concours, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, go for the gold, horse race, matchup, one on one, one-upping, pairing off, tug-of-war
Notes:	competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed

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Main Entry:	conflict
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	be at odds
Synonyms:	brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, differ, disagree, discord, disturb, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle, vary, bump heads with, cross swords with, disaccord, disharmonize, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with
Antonyms:	agree, harmonize, be calm

Main Entry:	cope
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	manage, contend
Synonyms:	battle with, buffet, carry on, confront, deal, dispatch, encounter, endure, face, get a handle on, get by, grapple, hack it, hack, handle, hold one's own, live with, make go of it, make it, make out*, make the grade, pit oneself against, rise to occasion, struggle, struggle through, suffer, survive, tangle, tussle, weather, wrestle

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Main Entry:	drudgery
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	hard, tedious work
Synonyms:	chore, daily grind, elbow grease, grind, labor, rat race, slavery, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, workout, backbreaker, gruntwork, menial labor
Antonyms:	snap

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Main Entry:	effort
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	work, exertion
Synonyms:	accomplishment, achievement, act, aim, application, aspiration, attempt, battle, crack, creation, deed, discipline, drill, elbow grease, endeavor, energy, enterprise, essay, exercise, feat, fling, force, go, industry, intention, job, labor, old college try, power, product, production, pull, purpose, push, resolution, shot, spurt, stab, strain, stress, stretch, strife, striving, struggle, sweat, tension, toil, training, travail, trial, trouble, try, tug, undertaking, venture, whack*, pains
Antonyms:	hesitation, idleness, laziness, inactivity, passivity

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Main Entry:	endeavor
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	attempt to achieve something
Synonyms:	aim, all, best shot, crash project, dry run, effort, enterprise, essay, exertion, fling, full blast, full court press, full steam, go, header, labor, lick, old college try, one's all, one's level best, push, shot, stab, striving, struggle, toil, travail, trial, try, try-on, undertaking, venture, whack, whirl, work
Antonyms:	idleness, laziness

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Main Entry:	endeavor
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	attempt to achieve something
Synonyms:	address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture
Antonyms:	be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off

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Main Entry:	essay
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	try, attempt
Synonyms:	aim, assay, endeavor, labor, offer, seek, strive, struggle, take on, test, toil, travail, undertake, venture, work, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have at it, make a run at, put to the test, take a stab at, take a whack at, try out
Antonyms:	forget, neglect, pass, be idle

Main Entry:	exert
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make use of
Synonyms:	apply, apply oneself, bring into play, bring to bear, dig, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, give all one's got, give best shot, labor, make effort, peg away, plug, ply, pour it on, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle, sweat it, throw, toil, try hard, use, utilize, wield, work